| William Wilfred Campbell, comp. The Oxford Book of Canadian Verse. 1913. | | | | Midsummer Night | | By Archibald Lampman (1861–1899) |
| | | MOTHER of balms and soothings manifold, | |
| Quiet-breathed Night, whose brooding hours are seven, | |
| To whom the voices of all rest are given, | |
| And those few stars whose scattered names are told. | |
| Far off, beyond the westward hills outrolled, | 5 |
| Darker than thou, more still, more dreamy even, | |
| The golden moon leans in the dusky heaven, | |
| And under her, one star, a point of gold. | |
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| And all go slowly lingering toward the west, | |
| As we go down forgetfully to our rest, | 10 |
| Weary of daytime, tired of noise and light. | |
| Ah, it was time that thou shouldst come, for we | |
| Were sore athirst, and had great need of thee, | |
| Thou sweet physician, balmy-bosomed Night. | | | | |
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